POWER JACKS LIMITED

Linear Actuators on Bridge with Railings in Vertical Position

Flood Defence

Power Jacks designed and manufactured a set of special electric linear actuators which play a pivotal role in averting the build-up of debris in a waterway during flood events. The actuators are used to lower bridge railings which would otherwise gather objects caught up in the flow – materials such as tree branches have previously combined to form a barrier that exacerbates local flooding. Power Jacks worked with main project contractor ECS Engineering Services, delivering a total of four Rolaram actuators in support of the latest flood defence improvement works in the Yorkshire village of Skinningrove.

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Company details

Incorporated:
27 March 1987
Industry:
Water
"This scheme aims to improve the speed of response as well as the integrity of the existing defences and thereby provide better protection for the local community.”
Chris Leary Operations Manager ECS